Gluing stand



R. R; RoLosoN GLUING STAND Filed June 12, L 945 2 Sheets-Sheet l .IIJIIIILnI Gtforneg "March 199 i946. R. R. RoLosoN GLUING S TAND 2 Sheets-SheetZ #Filed June 12, 1945 leg Patented Mar. 19, 1946 'STATES OFFICE 'Y GLUINorsmANi) :Ruby Roloson, Los frxgles, Cal. Apimeation mae 12, 1943,-'Ser-al No. l$905651) solaires. (ci. 14a-'2982 'invention Yis, directed "to 'an improvement in gluing stands, v'wherein 4'1r-refineare provided vfoi- 4'metefieiiy `sin'ip'ufying anu -reuueiog the =ia 'bor for "trie operator in headline am; applying glue "singly or Simultaneously *to 'a plurality "of similar Jobjects.

"Iiinany industries, particularly `in the manu'- facture of aeroplai'es, furniture, 'arid 'fother ar titles Where vrelatively small 'strips or pieces of wooo :are employed, :it -is eustoxiiary to toire suoli pieces 'with other ,parte by gluing. 'This r'eqeires 'ure provision ojtapiee .or other 'supe 'fr 'the 'aiftlles to Whlc'h'th'e fgflu'e .is to 'be iiplid, and 'the rather l'ssy 'arid "tir'riia-'rtnfiL suiilii Vlzfloor .idf aiblvl the Iglu'e. Afs vthe .'glue ordinarily .applied vto a Filii'i'llie'r .of "the -Objects en one time to .save .time anulabor, :the v'e.1i-re:oge iiiets of .the bec'tsl 'irfi position to `receive the glue, ftheielav 'in .positi'i'g' the 'ie'ii't .group of objects, the inevitable waste .of eine in aminoation, and the .requirement of va.iiiiriloer .'o workmen Sto deine jobgpresente en oovious .and reel objection to .the present accepted .type o'f work in this line.

tion to .provide a relatively small, compact, .a'iid convenient glue s'tand, which -may be readily moved py the .workman Vfrom Lp'lace to place, .and in which a fconsiderable .number or rows .of fthe obiects .to which Aglue 4is `vto be applied may .be arranged in proper order, .and which objects,` when :iso 'assembled may be .moveclas a'zwhole to a propergluing height, .successively asreqired, to therebypermit application of .glue v.to .the Aupper layer, removing vsuclfi layer of objects when the glue Ihas .been applied, raising `t'lfie succes;

sive .group to convenient lgluing position, and .apply-ing glue thereto.

.A further .object of the 1-invgmtion .is .the provision -in a gluing stand of .this type .off .aplatform, .capableicf being raised .or lowered at the will of .the operator, and .serving to VSiilzrport a successive series or rows kvof .articles to beglued, theplatform I'provielilfig A-for supporti-ng .the uppermost .articles above lthe .normal fplane of the stand :for convenient .gluing .without` wastage, and to .raise a .successive series .of .suchz trticles intofgluingheight when the ..glueapplled series has been removed.

support the eroine Vloruoh or brushes, with the slide movable beyond the frame to perniit vement access *to :such accessories, or to "a fposi tion wheiiywithin the piene the iframe, are movaibie cover plete `:ioeim'g provided "to vclose =-`t`iie space cor'itaiiiii'ig such aecessor'ies when JAthe slide is "in inoperative 'pos'iti'on, to "thus protect 'and preve'ri't Aco'rittliriirra'tion of the ilue.

The r'iveriti'on 'is illustrated in L"preferred, in lthe accompanying 4z'iravviiigs, irri which:

Fig. l iis a View in Afrorit Jelevation 'of the improved eluing stand.

;Fig. 4 is on enlarged elevation, Ashowingfthe pillar and meansrior operating 'tlresame Fig. 5 `'is a tplanvfew `of lthe slide roi 'carrying the. gluiiig accessories.

Fig. is 'attr'ansverse sectional 'View of n'tire .adju's'taljle well wall, :showing 'the 'Imean's "for sup'- p'ortl'ng't'he same.

The vgluingjeta'ine or this Vinverfuoii is `in the form of 'e relatively small frame structure 'of skeleton make up, including 'side walls 1 a top 2, .and suitable and necessary bracing rneiribers. Near `thelouer 'ehds'the sidewalls are provided with .strips 3, spaced 'apart to provide .guides '4 'to .siioaiy ,reeeiteine .siioe noois on rwiiie'h :is .alliifgei 'the gluing .'a'cc'ssrie's, .as vWill "later appear.

The top 2 .at approximately ite ieen'ter "is formed with .lh Vlli'illl'g 6., preferably .of '.lfirow elongated form, .torecive 'and `guide Ja'r'i jupright 1, forming .the .platform .supporting '.pillai'. I'he opposite narrow .oud edges of the .pillar are formedor .provided vWitli 'teeth I8 :and I9., respectively, `the .teeth .on one side., las f8, facingow'ri- Wardly, While the` teeth B .of the opposite .side face upwardly. Thus, `ley imparting afste'p-bystep movement 'to .oneorthe othersetof teeth,

thelpillaemay bemovedin one .directionor fthe other .relative 'to the .stand tfp,

Immediately Vloelo'w .the top .I2 .and .foir'ning .a rigid part of the frame structure, .a vbratilg strut l0, one ,surfa'ce o'f which serves .as vaguide for vthe pillar, and to which strut A.there is .fse-v c'ured .a guide .'b'a'r .11,- 'tting over .'an'd :guiding thepiliar, meist-.rui .11) ano :guide "oar 11 `forfoio'g e rig'iujgu'ioein 4the piiiermovee The pilla-r '1 isorl'hed aflhjgituiially ranging' bottom endsthereo'f. A sliue par .r3 is arranged in theelot; lf2 or .the jpill'ar 'and 'ine slot ofh'e strut klinen-ci 'extends at right angles to am'ibeyoud the strut, Aplate ftd is'seourei attliepiliar eiijd :of'itgieslie par anu overiee .tliexrecejo the pilier. Springs '15 are u"secured tetwee'n 'the in:

` lever Il is terminally beveled downwardly to form a tooth engaging edge I9 for cooperation with the teeth 9 of the pillar. Each of the ratchet levers I6 and Il is movably and pivotally supported on pins 20, projecting from the strut I0, the pins passing through slots 2l in the ratchet levers t0' permit limited longitudinal moven'lent ofsucli f The ratchet levers are connected by av coiled spring 22, terminally secured to the :respecfr levers tivelevers beyond theslots therein relativeto the pillar.V The lspring serves to tension both ratchet levers toward the pillar andinsures tooth cooperationof an operating lever, as will be clear. e The ends of the ratchet levers remote from the pillar are each provided with anV alined proj ecting pin 23, v`which in each instance passes through the inner end of an operating lever 24, the pin being headed beyond'the'lever 24as at-25. A spring 26 is coiled about the pin 23 between the end of the ratchet lever and the operating lever. The respective operating levers 24 arepivotally mounted on pins 2l secured to a frame bar', such operating levers extending toward the front of the stand, but Vterminating short ofthe front plane. As the operating levers extend at right angles to the ratchet levers, the latter may be readily operated by the. former when in cooperation withlthe teeth of the pillar, and as the operating levers are somewhat loosely .mounted 'on pins'2l, a swinging movement of the ratchet levers to Withdrawthe non-operating of such levers from the plane' of the teeth is provided for.

The free 'ends ofA the operating levers do'not extend beyond the face of the stand to permit such stand to be closed for protective purposes when not in use. In order to facilitate operation of such operatinglevers their free ends are made non-circular, and removable handles 28 areprovided `which.rmay'be ttedover the .ends of the operating' levers when desired or withdrawn for convenience in closing the stand.'Y k

,'Wallflike bodies 29 -and 36 are arranged on the top of the frame, and'spaced apart to provide a well on each side of the upper end of the pillar. These bodies present square at'topsurfaces 3| providing work surfaces at'th'e same heights above the top of the frame and their proximate walls 32 extend at right' anges to the top zof the stand. l

60 operating with ratchet lever I6 is then oscillated One of these bodies, such as the body 30, is rigid with the frame of the stand, and theother has body 29 are attached'to' slide tongues 40 which move' in guide slots 'or lr;.lian1`iels .4 l which extend transversely of the top 2. Beneaththetop 2 and at .the side of the frame oppositefrom thebody 29; .thetongues are attached to a block 42, Figure 3," which "move's'against the under side of .the top and maintains the tongues in proper parallelfref lation so that the desired movement thereof with the movable body 29, may be accomplished smoothly. Thus the movable body permits relative increase of the distance between the bodies,

5 that is an increase in the width of the Well to accommodate larger parts to be handled.

A platform 36 is removably secured to the upper end of the pillar 'l and is designed to support the articles to which glue is to be applied, and to operl atermore or lless snugly in ythewell provided by the bodies 29 and 30. The platform/id removable topermit'the'use of any'size or form of platform that may be required in the particular gluing Yoperation.

i The slide floor 5 is of the full width and length of.v the stand, and is movable in the guides 4 to an extended position beyond the face of the stand, or moved rearwardly within the stand frame, the slide being Slotted at 31 to pass the pillar l. The

slide is provided for the reception of the -gluing accessories,4 being formed, for example with aring" Sli-of a size and depth to receive an appropriate glue pot and with posts 39on .which a glue brush or brushes are or may be supported. When the slide is advanced these accessories are beyond the iront of the stand convenient to thev workman,

with such accessories housed withinjthev stand when the slide is moved inwardly. Y `It will be evident from therdrawings and the above description', 'the'pillar operating meansis arranged within the stand' immediately abovethe slide 5, so Athat when'the removable handles ifdef the operating levers are withdrawn and th'ejslide 5 moved inwardly, the front of the stand maybe 35 closed bya cover 40;,removably secured in place;

to thus prevent access'to the operation of the pillar and protect the 'gluing accessories. Y s i' The gluing standof the present'inventionis mo'reparticularly designed for the rapid and lcon- 40 venient gluing of the comparatively small lengths of wood used in certain bracing positions in aeroplane structure, though it will be understood that the stand is equally eective with other and dissimilar objects, and that any and all such uses are contemplated. Y

on the other; The cover plate 40' having been removed the operating lever 2li con`trollin'g`the ratchet lever Il is rocked on its pivot pin v2l`to engage the headed end 25 of the pin 23l ofthat lever'to withdraw the vedge 'i9 from the plane of the pillar teeth 9; The otherloperating'lever 24 is swung to compress the spring 26 ofthe otherjratohet lever, lever IS, forcing the'end of such lever at I8 Vinto'operative cooperation with the pillar teeth 8. The operating leverv 24co'- in a direction on 'its pivot pin 2l, to force" the tooth-engaging end of Vthe ratchetV lever i6' upwardly and as this lever is in cooperation-with the teeth, this movement will moveV the-*pillar upwardly to the extenty ofY one tooth. fThepillar can bemoved downwardly byfa similarmove-V ment of the other ratchet lever,- it being- VVimportant to understand 'that jirrT each operation, Y the ratchet lever notbeing employed tor move the' pillar must be moved awayV from ,the -plane'pf'its teeth to prevent interference withpillar movement or injury to the teeth. The operating leversv 24 are ofcourse actuated Vthrough thense ,ci the handles 28 'which'havel been positioned'for; the

When the sticks have been arranged on the platform as described, the pillar is operated to raise the upper surfaces of the upper row of sticks somewhat above the top surfaces of the well-defining bodies 29 and 30. The slide floor 5 is then drawn outwardly, rendering the gluing accessories readily accessible, and the glue is applied to the exposed surfaces of the upper row of sticks. In the gluing position described the surfaces to be glued are above any part of the stand proper, may be easily treated, and the accidental application of the glue to the stand is largely if not entirely prevented.

The row of sticks to which glue has been applied is then merely slid off the next row below onto any convenient conveyor or table, exposing the upper surfaces of .the next row of sticks. The pillar is again operated to raise the platform until the ten exposed surfaces of the sticks are at the desired and proper height, and the gluing is proceeded with.

It will be apparent that but a single workman is necessary for the complete gluing operation and as the sticks can be readily piled on the platform by the same workman when the platform( is exhausted and also such workman or at least one other man may serve to remove the sticks to which glue has been applied, it is obvious that not only is the work facilitated, but fewer men for the same work under conventional practice are required to do effective work. Furthermore, the job is materially cleaner than heretofore, for no glue is wasted on the surrounding surfaces, and the surfaces to which the glue is to be applied stand up on a solid base to insure Ithe most effective and rapid application of the glue.

The stand in its entirety is preferably quite small for convenience in movement from place to place where the gluing operation may be desired. However, there is no limitation in size contemplated, as the stand may be made, if desired, in a size to accommodate and effectively glue any desired object or series of objects.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. A gluing stand including a frame having a top, a vertically adjustable pillar mounted for movement through said top, manually-operable means for adjusting the pillar, a platform secured on the pillar, wall members carried by the frame top and forming a well within which the platform is positioned for movement, one of the walls being adjustable with respect to the other to increase the width of the well to accommodate platforms of different widths, said walls having wide flat tops forming work surfaces.

2. A gluing stand comprising, a frame, the frame having a platform well therein, a platform movable in said well, means arranged within the frame for selectively raisin-gr or lowering the platform, said well being defined by hollow bodies having relatively broad top surfaces disposed in a common horizontal plane, and one of said bodies being laterally adjustable on said frame.

3. A gluing stand comprising, a frame, the frame having a platform well therein, a platform movable in said well, means arranged within the frame for selectively raising or lowering the platform, said well being defined by hollow bodies having relatively broad top surfaces disposed in a common horizontal plane, and a guide support carried by the frame and tting within one of said hollow bodies to permit limited adjustment of such hollow body relative to the other hollow j body for adjustment of the width of the well.

4. A gluing stand having a platform for the articles to be glued, a pillar for supporting the platform, manually operable selective means for raising and lowering the pillar, a well in which the platform moves, means for adjusting one dimension of such well, friction means engaging the pillar to prevent its accidental movement under load, said pillar engaging means including a slide bar movable in a slot in and transversely of the pillar, a face plate on the slide bar to bear against one surface of the pillar, and a spring to exert tension on such face plate in its contact with the pillar.

5. A gluing stand comprising va platform, a pair of upstanding bodies mounted upon a tablelike top in spaced relation and having opposed vertical walls forming a well, said top having an opening centrally between said bodies, .a pillar mounted for vertical movement through said opening, a platform supported upon the upper end of the pillar above said top and within the well, said pillar havin-g a series of upwardly facing ratchet teeth along one side and a series of downwardly facing ratchet teeth upon the opposite side, a pair of ratchet levers each supported upon a side of the pillar adjacent to and for engagement with a series of ratchet teeth, said ratchet levers being supported for oscillatory and longitudinal shifting movement, a spring connection between the ratchet levers normally drawing the same into operative connection with the ratchet teeth adjacent thereto, an oscillatable lever operatively coupled with each ratchet lever at the end thereof remote from the pillar for effecting both the oscillation and the longitudinal movement of the adjacent ratchet lever, the said upstanding bodies having fiat tops disposed in a common horizontal plane, the platform being movable to a position in which its top surface is in the said common plane, and one of said upstanding bodies being movable relative to the other body for changing the width of the well.

RUBY R. ROLOSON. 

